URC GROWS

This program is dope!

If you were incarcerated for marijuana-related charges and are interested in turning your experience into a career, URC Grows is right for you! URC offers the unique opportunity to explore cannabis education and potential certification.

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urc's Pathways to cannabis education

Industry Basics

Just getting to know the cannabis industry, or interested in taking a few classes to see if it's a good fit for you? Start with our Industry Basics online courses. URC partners with the Harrington Institute and Our Community Harvest to provide access to free and paid online cannabis education courses.

Cannabis Education Partner: The Harrington Institute

The Harrington Institute offers single, pre-recorded courses. Use code URC50 at checkout to receive 50% off each course.

Cannabis Education Partner: Our Community Harvest

Our Community Harvest was founded to provide high quality cannabis education to companies, organizations, communities, and colleges. Through URC, individuals can enroll in Our Community Harvest online courses to begin learning about the cannabis industry. Our Community Harvest provides online lectures to help you increase your understanding of how cannabis may enhance your life.

certification

Ready to pursue a career in the cannabis industry? URC partners with the Cleveland School of Cannabis to help returning citizens enroll in CSC's Executive Certificate Program. This 150 hour course commitment combines online and in-person education to prepare you to pursue a career in cannabis.

URC has received generous funding from the Hawthorne Social Justice Fund to provide fully-paid opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals who are working with URC to enroll in the Executive Certificate Program.

Cannabis Certificate Partner: Cleveland School of Cannabis

The Cleveland School of Cannabis is the only State Approved Career School for Cannabis education east of Colorado. CSC provides in-person and online education programs to earn one of five certificates: Cannabis Horticulture, Cannabis Dispensary, Industrial Hemp & CBD, Medical Applications of Cannabis, Cannabis Processing, and the Executive Program.

Ready to take the next step toward a career in cannabis? Fill out our Intake Form to begin the process today:

how to enroll:

  1. Start with Industry Basics to be sure the cannabis industry is a good fit for you.
  2. Fill our URC's Intake Form to meet with our team and determine eligibility for the program.
  3. If approved, pay a $25 enrollment fee to URC to process your application.
  4. Receive your URC specific application to enroll at Cleveland School of Cannabis.
  5. Complete the 150-hour coursework and graduate.
  6. URC will help you identify your next step, whether seeking employment or starting your own business.

CANNABIS EMPLOYMENT PARTNER: RIVIERA CREEK

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Working alongside the team at Riviera Creek, the only cannabis cultivator and processor in Youngstown, URC identifies opportunities for employment once individuals complete the CSC Executive Program.

Are you Eligible?

Please complete our Intake form to see if you are eligible for either URC Grows Program.